English
apotelesmatic
Apotelesmatic comes from Ancient Greek ἀποτέλεσμα ‘effect of the stars on human destiny’, from ᾰ̓ποτελέω ‘to finish (something), to accomplish, to form…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- ‘to turn’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷelh₁-‘to turn’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʷélosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέλοςtélos‘end’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτελέω‘to perform, accomplish, do’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓ποτελέω‘to finish (something), to accomplish, to form fully’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀποτέλεσμαapotélesma‘effect of the stars on human destiny’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀποτελεσματικόςapotelesmatikós
- Englishearliest quotation 1837apotelesmatic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷelh₁-‘to turn’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʷélosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέλοςtélos‘end’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτελέω‘to perform, accomplish, do’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓ποτελέω‘to finish (something), to accomplish, to form fully’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀποτέλεσμαapotélesma‘effect of the stars on human destiny’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀποτελεσματικόςapotelesmatikós
- Englishearliest quotation 1837apotelesmatic
Earliest quotation: 1837, William Whewell: “It will easily be supposed that when this apotelesmatic…”
Formed from apotelesm + -atic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- ‘to turn’
culture, cultural, colony, cult, kultur, 75 more
through Ancient Greek τέλος ‘end’
through Ancient Greek τελέω ‘to perform, accomplish, do’
Today it means
adj Relating to the casting of horoscopes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- / apotelesmatic